Introduction of Xitang scenic spots:
Xitang is located in Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, with a distance of 1 1 km from Jiashan County. After getting off at Jiashan by train, take CMB to Xitang 3.5 yuan. Xitang is an ancient town with a history of thousands of years. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was the intersection of wuyue and China, so it was called "Wugen Corner" and "Crossroad".
Xitang veranda attracts Chinese and foreign tourists with its unique charm. Most of Xitang Street is paved with cloisters and sheds, so that merchants and pedestrians in the past have no worries about the rain.
Some verandahs along the river also have back stools for people to rest.
Corridors and sheds are mostly wooden roofs, generally 2-2.5 meters wide, concentrated in commercial areas such as Beizha Street, Nanzha Street and Chaonan Belt, with a total length of nearly 2,000 meters, which can not only shade the sun but also shelter from the rain.
One of them is the most elegant and excellent, with two layers of carved patterns on the porch, which amazes visitors.
Xitang, a water town, is quite distinctive among ancient towns in China, and is famous for its many bridges, lanes and corridors.
Towns, rivers and harbors crisscross, and rivers and bridges are densely covered. By 1998, the whole town has built bridges 104.
Since the Song Dynasty, there have been Anren Bridge, Anjing Bridge, Anshan Bridge, Renren Bridge, Five Blessingg Bridge, Yongning Bridge and Qingning Bridge in Xitang 13. In Qing Dynasty, there were Wolong Bridge, Duchan Bridge and Laifeng Bridge.
Most of these ancient bridges are single-hole or three-hole stone pillar wooden beam bridges. This bridge is exquisitely made, and it has been well preserved so far, which is of ornamental value. Since ancient times, it has been known as "Wolong Ling Bo, the rainbow flying frame".
House Hutong is another characteristic landscape in the ancient town of xitang, which can reflect the character of Xitang people. Deep in the house, the winding path leads to a secluded place. I wonder how deep it is. At the end, it suddenly opened and opened a new world. The old houses in the town are long and deep, and some of them have three, five or seven entrances, where twenty or thirty families live, all of which are in and out.
Xitang has mellow folk customs, prosperous market and beautiful scenery. Ancient houses, such as Zhongfutang and Xuezhai, and ancient temples, such as Qilaoye Temple, Tang Sheng, Mingyuan Xiyuan and Lu Fen Ginkgo, are all places to enjoy, which will lead to a Xitang story that blends with history.
The beautiful scenery and rich land in Xitang have bred a strong cultural atmosphere in the town, and residents like to raise birds and flowers.
Xitang has a very active folk custom in history, including visiting the Confucian Temple, temple fairs, and temple fairs to protect grain and protect the country. These traditional customs are based on folk cultural activities, in the form of lion dancing, palace jumping, playing Xianglian, sending children to Qi Lin, sending Jin Yuanbao to the God of Wealth, stepping on a white boat and grabbing a sedan chair.
In some ancient dwellings in Xitang, in addition to the architectural culture and cultural relics value of the garden itself, historical relics are also displayed in the house, or bamboo carvings, woodcuts and bricks collected by the owners are displayed, or the doors of the hall and study are opened to learn chess and calligraphy with tourists from all over the world. Or display rare books of ancient books and famous inscriptions. This kind of folk cultural exchange with regional characteristics is a very interesting and potential way of tourism in the ancient town of Tang Xi.
Xitang is flat and the natural environment of the river is very elegant. Rows of Ming and Qing buildings in the ancient town are in harmony with the criss-crossing rivers. Streets and alleys are built by rivers, and houses are built by water. They are famous for many bridges, alleys and corridors. Bird's-eye view of the town, blue waves rippling, every family is near the water. In the early morning, the bridge is flowing and the mist is like sand; In the evening, the sunset is slanting, and the fishing boat is flat, like a painter's painting, striking and picturesque.
The ancient history and beautiful scenery have created a rich cultural atmosphere in the ancient town. During the 427 years from the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty to the end of Qing Dynasty, there were 19 Jinshi, and 8 1 was quoted. Many famous scholars in history have left footprints in Xitang. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Zixu helped Xing Wu to build water conservancy projects and once left Xitang. Qian Weishan, a poet of Qiantang in Yuan Dynasty, and Gao Qi, a famous poet at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, all went to Xitang to explore the ancient times. During the Republic of China, Liu Yazi, a poet from Wujiang, came to Xitang many times to get together with the literati friends in the town. After the establishment of Nanshe, Xitang has 17 members. Chen Yun, a proletarian revolutionary of the older generation in modern times, came to Xitang during the Fengjing riots in 1927. 199 1 year, when floods flooded, General Secretary Jiang Zemin personally visited the town to inspect the disaster situation, leaving an indelible mark on the history of Xitang.
"There is a line at the head of Jiuliwan, and there is a warbler in the poplar and apricot." Xitang, an ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River, shines again today, welcoming guests from all directions to invest, travel and sightseeing with a brand-new attitude.